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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 July 2026

On Sunday 5 July, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind7.79 GW29%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW5%Solar3.67 GW14%Gas3.76 GW14%Imports7.27 GW27%Nuclear3.00 GW11%25.6GW AVERAGE29%14%14%27%11%
Price
£96.40/MWh
Day average £96.40
Demand25.6GW
Generation 19.8Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables43%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
87g/kWh
0Day average 87300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 July 2026, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 15:20. Carbon intensity averaged 87 g/kWh and the price £96.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (133 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.14/MWh at 07:00 to £123.13/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.6713.5%Wind 7.7928.8%Gas 3.7613.9%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 1.304.8%Nuclear 3.0011.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 19.8avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 15:20
Low 18.8 · 05:25Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 19.8Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
169 Out
31
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 19%

Transfers · Sun 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 July 2026, Great Britain imported 169 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (85 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Jul
Imported
169GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.55GWImporting

In 85.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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